Gladiator for LWotC

The Gladiator for LWotC is designed with the Mod Jam+ enviornment in mind. It is usable in base LwotC, but not advised. Any attempt at using this class in base WotC will meet potentially game-breaking bugs.

Feedback is welcome and appreciated. Please let me know if you encounter any problems and I will do my best to resolve them.

Skilled at close-range combat, the Gladiator is as in-your-face as a soldier can get, sacrificing almost all ranged capabilities for raw close-range damage and the survivability to reach clsoe range. Equipped with a sawed-off shotgun and a shield, the Gladiator is meant to tank enemies from close in, always in the thick of fighting.

Current perk tree is as follows:

• Point Blank: fire your sawed-off shotgun
• Riposte: counter any attacks from melee range(including ranged attacks) that graze or miss. Gain +10 dodge
• Formidable: gain +2 ablative and take 66% less damage from explosions
• Lock and Load: reload one ammo with each kill
• Reload: allows you to reload the sawn-off

• Tank: gain bonus armor points based on your armor class
• Bloody Knuckles: gain +3 damage on all melee attacks)
• Close and Personal: gain +30 crit chance against enemies within four tiles

• Taunt:activate to lose 30 defense and gain 70 dodge. Turn-ending.
• Zone of Control: enemies within six tiles of you suffer a -10 aim and -6 mobility penalty
• Steadfast: you are immune to mental impairments

• Adrenaline: gain +1 ablative when you kill an enemy, up to +4 total
• Shield Charge: a dashing melee attack that knocks the enemy back and immediately activates Shield Wall
• Slug Shot: fire a shot that ignores range bonuses and penalties and pierces two armor. costs 1 ammo, has a 2 turn cooldown

• Impact Compensation: gain a stacking 20% damage reduction buff whenever you are hit. 3 maximum stacks, each stack lasts two turns.
• En Garde: free shield bashes against enemies that move or attack in melee range. Only active when Shield Wall is up.
• Close Combat Specialist: free reaction shot against any enemy that moves or attacks in a four-tile radius.

• Intimidate: chance to panic any enemy that attacks you
• Shake The Earth: disorient enemies within seven tiles when you activate Shield Wall
• Full Throttle: gain +2 mobility after killing an enemy

• Unscarred: take less and deal more damage at full health depending on your armor’s tech level.
• Aegis: take less damage and redirect attacks on adjacent allies towards you while Shield Wall is up.
• Implacable: gain a free movement action whenever you kill an enemy for the first time each turn.

• Rampart: activate to gain a huge damage reduction boost.
• Protect and Serve: gain a non-movement action after activating Shield Wall
• Double Barrel: fire the sawed-off shotgun twice.

Currently there are reports that the mod makes classes with sawed-offs as the secondary have infinite ammo. I’m working on a fix.

a plan to add more abilities and rework the class is potentially in the works, but that is likely weeks or months out.

A massive thank you to Kiruka for creating Mod Jam and RustyDios for making the cover image!